september.15

helaman 4: 18 - 5: 4 

nephi resigned as chief judge so he and his brother lehi could devote themselves to preaching the word of God.  how can we make missionary work a higher priority in our lives?

--> i feel like lately there have been lots of great talks on missionary work and how to implement it into our daily lives.  one thing i heard this past week that has just been stuck in my head is that every calling is a missionary calling.  in clayton christensen's book "the power of everyday missionaries", he tells a story about his calling to get the sacrament bread for the sacrament each sunday.  he decided to call the 3 or 4 women in his area that he knew were excellent bread makers and asked them to teach him how to make bread, which led to a great discussion about why he needed it and what the sacrament was, etc.  after reading this story i was thinking, wow... if he can take a calling as simple as getting the sacrament bread and turn it into a great missionary opportunity, i can do the same with every calling i've been given.

being a missionary isn't really work at all, it's just a lifestyle and a mindset.  change your mind and change your life.  when you're wearing missionary on your sleeve, you don't need to work at it, you simply act as a missionary out of second nature :) 


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